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Re: South African Bulbs 2016
« Reply #300 on: November 14, 2016, 06:50:05 PM »
Polyxena corymbosa :)

So pretty.

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Re: South African Bulbs 2016
« Reply #301 on: November 14, 2016, 09:21:39 PM »
Strumaria saltieri
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Re: South African Bulbs 2016
« Reply #302 on: November 15, 2016, 08:18:46 PM »
Somebody gave me this little bulb some time ago - he couldn't remember where he got it from! To me it resembles a Drimiopsis sp, except the flower looks more like a Ledebouria to me but, then again, some people think they're one and the same. I'm hoping the flower will open more in a day or two. Sorry, I'm not much use...  ::)
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Re: South African Bulbs 2016
« Reply #303 on: November 15, 2016, 11:12:05 PM »
Hi Rogan,
could it be Resnova megaphylla?
http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Resnova
cheers
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Re: South African Bulbs 2016
« Reply #304 on: November 16, 2016, 06:13:22 PM »
could it be Resnova megaphylla?

Thanks for the suggestion, Fermi. I do not know or understand this group of plants very well but, whatever this plant turns out to be, it's a pretty little thing and it adds a spot of interest to my collection.
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Re: South African Bulbs 2016
« Reply #305 on: November 19, 2016, 09:35:42 AM »
Hi all ,

Are here any plant collectors who have grown plants from Charles Craib / Penrock seeds?

http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=14900.0

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Re: South African Bulbs 2016
« Reply #306 on: November 19, 2016, 09:43:52 PM »
Here's a Lachenalia, formerly Polyxena.  Most likely L. pgymaea.  A form from Silverhill with a slight purple blush to the petals.
Arnold Trachtenberg
Leonia, New Jersey

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Re: South African Bulbs 2016
« Reply #307 on: November 19, 2016, 09:45:18 PM »
A summer growing Gladiolus.
  Small bulbs pushing up from the surface.

Flowers not yet open.
Gladiolus dalenii.
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Leonia, New Jersey

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Re: South African Bulbs 2016
« Reply #308 on: November 20, 2016, 01:32:26 PM »
Lachenalia ensifolia (syn. Polyxena ensifolia) :)
« Last Edit: November 20, 2016, 01:48:15 PM by YT »
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Re: South African Bulbs 2016
« Reply #309 on: November 20, 2016, 01:42:25 PM »
Lachenalia ensifolia (syn. Polyxena ensifolia) :)

Beautiful!  8)
Matt Topsfield
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Re: South African Bulbs 2016
« Reply #310 on: November 20, 2016, 02:12:54 PM »
Thanks, Matt. The flowers have just started to open and I like this stage much better than full blooming.
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Re: South African Bulbs 2016
« Reply #311 on: November 25, 2016, 02:27:09 PM »
Daubenya zeyheri in bloom today
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Re: South African Bulbs 2016
« Reply #312 on: November 25, 2016, 02:55:35 PM »
Haemanthus humilis with huge leaves over a Foot long.
This flowered in August.

http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=14671.msg363011#msg363011
« Last Edit: December 08, 2016, 02:00:08 PM by Rimmer de Vries »
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Re: South African Bulbs 2016
« Reply #313 on: November 28, 2016, 08:28:36 AM »
Daubenya stylosa
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Re: South African Bulbs 2016
« Reply #314 on: November 28, 2016, 08:33:52 AM »
This came as seed from the final Penrock seeds list in 2012. It was listed as 'Massonia sp' from a small scattered colony on Hantamsberg. It appears to be actually Polyxena (Lachenalia) maughanii. However - it is by far the best, most compact, form of this I've grown. I usually find that ensifolia/maughanii get very drawn up due to our poor light in November, with flowers squeezed between two upright leaves. This one remains very flat. Second picture has my thumb for scale

Darren Sleep. Nr Lancaster UK.

 


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